Initiation ( Blutsfreundschaft ) ( Die blaue Gitarre )

Initiation (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Blutsfreundschaft
Alternate Title: Die blaue Gitarre
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
95 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2009 and produced in:
Austria ( Germany, Central Europe )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Peter Kern

Written By:
Peter Kern
Frank Maria Reifenberg

Actors:
Helmut Berger ..... Gustav Tritzinsky
Harry Lampl ..... Axel
Melanie Kretschmann ..... Jacob Ostermann a.k.a Christina Thürmer
Michael Steinocher ..... Lippi
Manuel Rubey ..... Snoopy
Mathias Franz Stein ..... Wolfi
Oliver Rosskopf ..... Peter
Sophie Schlichting ..... Eva
Heribert Sasse ..... Willy
Gregor Seberg ..... Dr. Kraake
Jazz Gitti ..... Die Päpstin
Manfred Schmid ..... Toni
Gerhard Liebmann ..... Passport Inspector
Stefan Bachmann ..... Thomas Lorenz
Christopher Schärf ..... Erich

Synopsis:

16-year-old Axel falls out with his step-father and becomes involved in a neo-nazi gang. To join the gang he has to prove himself by killing a social worker. He runs away and takes refuge in a dry-cleaning shop run by 80-year-old Gustav Tritzinsky (Helmut Berger). Axel reminds Gustav of the lover he had during the war, his first love whom he betrayed to the Gestapo, so to atone for that betrayal he takes Axel in. Now Axel has to choose between his homophobic street friends and the friendship and obsession of a homosexual old man.

Cult Viennese writer/director Peter Kern takes a tentative step towards the mainstream with "Initiation" ("Blutsfreundschaft"), an uneven drama toplined by a nuanced performance from Euro art-house legend Helmut Berger. Occasional flashes of imagination and inspiration hint at why Kern has a passionate following among certain coteries of adventurous cinephiles, but there's little here to win new recruits to his cause.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 22 March, 2012.

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